The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-24
STORIES OF GREELEY.
Some that May be New or May be Old,
but are Interesting Just the Same.


but are interesting Just the Same.
From the Leristoh Journal
Eyes, I used to know Horace Greeley very
we'll, said leading Ellsworth merchant
in conversation with the Journal the other
day. of all the eccentric men | ever
knew, j think he was the plost peculiarly
so. | had occasion to call into the Tribune
office often when Mr. Greeley was there
and never shall forget a little incident
that, fortunate enough, made a good me-
chanic out ola poor newspaper man. Mr.
Greeley, you know, prided himself that the
columns of the Tribune were always accu-
rate, and that, too, the Tribune never got
left on any important item Of news.
ION the reportorial force of the Tribune
at the time | speak of was daShing young
Massachusetts, fellow, man, so New York
newspaper men said, who had q good nose
for news. The young man had been con-
nected with the Tribune but week when
one afternoon he was summoned into the
editorial sanctum by Mr.. Greeley himself
happened to be chatting with Mr. Greeley
at the time, and remember the scared look
of the reporters countenance when he
ushered himself before the great Greeley
and the conversation that then took place.
Young man, said Mr.. Greeley, there is
to be dinner at R tonight and | shall
speak. Be there at sharp and report me.
] want column and a half.'
The reporter bowed himself out of the
sanctum. As further developments proved,
the newspaper man had made arrange
ments to take his girl to the opera that
evening. He was up stump what to do.
He was afraid of Mr.. Greeley and he was
afraid of his girl. He consulted with
reporter friend of his on rival paper to
the Tribune, and his friend thus talked:
ooh, that's nothing Guess you haven't
been in New York long2 How much did
Greeley say he wanted? Column and half!
Oh, that will be all right. You just get
into your claw-hamnler and take the gal to
the opera. know what Greeley will talk
about I've been to dinners lots of times
and heard his speeches. After the opera
come over to my Office and I'll dictate
Greeley's after-dinner speech, you write it
down, and I'll wager five-dollar note that
the editor will compliment the report.
The Tribune reporter took his girl to the
opera. He didn't enjoy himself very much,
and after the curtain fell and the girl was
home he sought his reportorial friend and
found him in his den. They wrote up Mr.
Greeley, and put over the article the most
breezy headlines in their newspaper YER
nacular. The speech was printed on the
first page of the Tribune.
1.-The next morning Mr.. Greeley came
chair at o'clock He took up the Tribune,
and the first thing his eye fell upon was
Horace Greeley's ringing speech at Rs
last evening. He read the article to the
end without word
He then threw the Tribune into the waste
basket and pulled the bell for the manager.
"'Who wrote that articleH said Mr.. Gree
ley, when the man had appeared.
1.-The new man, replied the manager.
g Sand him nm Ioara6 nv C,aala1r
''The reporter who took his girl to the
opera the night before came up. Mr.
Greeley was white as sheet when the youth
backed into the sanctum.
Ibid you write that articlep Numbered
Mr.. Greeley, referring to the half column
of headlines under which was Mr.. Greeley's
speech.
"'Yes, sir said the reporter; 4 followed
you the best | could. You know you spoke
uncommonly fast last night, and there was
a noise and had to stand up
Spoke uncommonly fast, did II thun-
dered Mr. Greeley. Young man, you lie
] was sick last night and didn't so within
three miles of Rs, and didn't make any
speech
"Mr. Greeley grabbed the retreating
form of the pencil pusher and actually
booted him down stairs and into the street.
1.-THE editor tried to recall the great edi-
ton of the Tribune, but it was too late. He
sent men all over the city with Instructions
to buy every morning Tribune in New York
Said he: Buy them at any COST
''Mr. Greeley paid as high as SOC. copy
for some of the papers, but the speech that
he didn't make was the gossip of all New
York for a week. The reporter never dared
to show his face to Mr.. Greeley after that
night. He dropped the scyibes pen like
boiling hot potato and went West, believe
He made splendid mechanic.
"On the way to the Tribune Office every
morning Mr.. Greeley always stepped into
periodical store and bought the Tribune
and every paper printed in New York"
continued the Ellsworth merchant HE
told me one day that he always bought his
own paper when he was within three min
utes' walk of the Tribune building He
couldn't wait, as he said.
I've seen Mr.. Greeley walk into church
when the parson was praying, making a
tremendous racket as he trudged up the aisle
to front seat, throwing a big bundle of
newspapers into the pew and then himself
His pew was the Eext in front of mine. In
five minutes after he was comfortably set
tied among his newspapers he was mapping
People used TO tell me that the ablest
preacher in New York city couldn't keep
Horace Greeley awake of a Sunday morn
iny